Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge Training Course

DAY 1

Introduction and Cloud Architecture

• Defining cloud computing
• Components of the cloud computing stack
• Cloud reference models and security

Infrastructure Security for Cloud Computing

• Understanding cloud infrastructure components
• Evaluating security implications of deployment models
• Benefits and drawbacks of virtualization
• The cloud management plane
• Security fundamentals across different service models

Managing Cloud Computing Security and Risk

• Risk management and governance
• Legal and compliance considerations
• Audit processes
• Portability and interoperability
• Incident response strategies

Data Security for Cloud

• Variations in cloud storage models
• Data security challenges in the cloud
• Implementing cloud security and governance
• Applying the data lifecycle to specific use cases
• Data encryption practices

Securing Applications and Users

• Application architecture design and operational lifecycle
• Impact on the SDLC
• Evaluating application security tools
• The role of compliance in the cloud

Cloud Risk Assessment

• Adopting cloud computing
• Migrating existing applications and systems

Create and Secure a Public Cloud

• Understanding public IaaS architectures
• Reviewing EC2 components
• Launching and connecting to your first instance
• Securing your instance

DAY 2

Encrypting an EBS Volume

• Rationale for encryption
• Choosing an encryption method
• Creating and attaching Amazon EBS
• Encryption and formatting processes
• Key management options
• Effects of system reboots
• Attaching encrypted volumes to other instances

Identity and Access Management

• Securing EC2 using AWS IAM
• Federated identity architectures
• Implementing federated identity for applications using OpenID
• Applying these principles in enterprise production environments

Deploy and Secure a Private Cloud

• Private cloud architecture fundamentals
• Reviewing OpenStack components
• Creating and connecting a compute node
• Managing OpenStack tenants and IAM
• Securing the OpenStack management plane
• Hypervisor security investigations
• Security automation concepts

Selecting Cloud Services

• Formulating a security strategy
• Choosing a cloud provider
• Security as a Service (SecaaS)
• Summary and review